Eden Prairie, MN —
OSHA Injury Report: PACA, Inc. Eden Prairie
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at PACA, Inc. Eden Prairie in Eden Prairie, MN 55344 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was microbiologist in toilet preparations (e.g., cosmetics, deodorants, perfumes) manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- PACA, Inc. Eden Prairie
- Street
- 10000 Valley View Rd
- City
- Eden Prairie
- State
- MN
- ZIP
- 55344
- On-site location
- Laboratory
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 132
Before the incident
Analyst was observed rubbing their hands and indicated that their hands hurt. They reported that that they went to an orthopedic urgent care and received a tendinitis diagnosis. The analyst rotates between repetitive manipulation of media and bottles as well as high volumens of manual paperwork. The EP lab work is predominantly paper based work. Employee was painting the weekend prior (canvas painting). Has been hurting for entire week. Overuse and repetitive motion lack of break. Doing subcultures when pain was too much. Pain also experienced during lifting into autoclave. Doctor says too much Lego hand and [REDACTED] hand and when thumb touches pinkie.
What happened
Analyst was observed rubbing their hands and indicated that their hands hurt. They reported that that they went to an orthopedic urgent care and received a tendinitis diagnosis. The analyst rotates between repetitive manipulation of media and bottles as well as high volumens of manual paperwork. The EP lab work is predominantly paper based work. Employee was painting the weekend prior (canvas painting). Has been hurting for entire week. Overuse and repetitive motion lack of break. Doing subcultures when pain was too much. Pain also experienced during lifting into autoclave. Doctor says too much Lego hand and [REDACTED] hand and when thumb touches pinkie.
Injury or illness
Hand Finger Wrist Ergonomics
Object or substance involved
Repetitive motion
Summary line
Tendinitis due to repetitive motion
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Microbiologist
- SOC code
- 19-1022 — Microbiologists
- NAICS code
- 325620 — Toilet preparations (e.g., cosmetics, deodorants, perfumes) manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 220
- Total hours worked
- 408454
- EIN
- 753086138
- Establishment ID
- 1007274
- Employer case #
- 3
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:00
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 06MAR26:19:57:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.